Danity Kane's second week sales are in and the big (bigger than usual) drop that a bunch of bored people were probably hoping for just didn't happen. They sold 117,359 units, the 2nd best selling album of the week with only the one and only Bob Dylan topping them with his first week. That makes for a total of 351,981. With any luck, they'll have gold sales in 2 weeks time.
Yung Joc continued his strong sales, dropping only a little (about 2,000 less), in with 27,925. 663,772 is his total.
Finally, Cassie's numbers continue to shrink, as he only sold 17,736 copies in her 4th week. That gives her a total of 184,033.
Crave Online: With MJ, you two are about to drop your seventh group release, and second for Bad Boy Entertainment. How does this new project measure up to previous 8 Ball & MJG efforts?
Eightball: Man, it�s just, like to me, it�s one of the best 8 Ball & MJG albums that we�ve done in a long time. It�s like a combination of all our best stuff. It�s just gritty! The tracks, the music, is extra big �- They extra big on this album. It�s just a real good 8 Ball & MJG album.
Crave Online: You named the new CD, Ridin� High. Why?
Eightball: I don�t know, man. I think we just�I think everything has just been tight on this album. Like we went all the way gritty, (just) like we wanted to go. And, I think the big difference on this album might be the production. It�s gritty, it�s underground, but the drums are so big on every song, like, we really tried to make some sh*t that was gonna bang in the trunk and bang in the club.
Yung Joc is the latest ATL trap star to make it onto primetime TV. Signed to Puffy�s Bad Boy South label, the 23 year-old is the standout success story of Atlanta so far this year with his album New Joc City currently selling by the shedload. It�s more to do with determination than the actual music itself though, he insists. �It�s creativity but mainly it�s perseverance,� he reflects. �See, these other artists can have bigger hits then mine, they can have a better look then me, but I work circles around people.� Not just a tireless rhymer, this enterprising young business-man is co-CEO of Block Entertainment (home to Boyz In The Hood) and a budding video director.
